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Birth
Tupac Amaru Shakur is born in NYC to Afeni Shakur, a member of the Black Panther Party who was pregnant with him while in jail on bombing charges. Tupac Amaru comes from the Incas meaning "shining
serpent" and Shakur is Arabic meaning "thankful to God." -
Arts/Education
Shakur's family moves to Baltimore where Tupac enrolled in the Baltimore School for the Arts. Here Tupac writes his first rap under the name MC New York. -
The start of drugs
Tupac's family moves to Marin City, CA. Shortly after, Tupac moves in with a neighbor and starts selling drugs. -
Digital Underground Member
Tupac joins Digital Underground as a roadie/dancer/rapper. -
Albums/Songs
Shakur achieves individual recognition with the album "2Pacalypse Now," which spawned the successful singles "Trapped" and "Brenda's Got A Baby." -
Film: Juice
Shakur appeared in the Ernest Dickerson film "Juice." -
Film: Poetic Justice
Appeared in John Singleton's release "Poetic Justice" with Janet Jackson. -
Prison
Sentenced in New York to 4 1/2 years in prison for sex abuse. -
Married
Shakur married longtime girlfriend, Keisha Morris. -
Bailed out of prison
Death Row CEO Suge Knight posts 1.4 million Bond for Tupac's release. Tupac then signs with Death Row. -
Album: All Eyez On Me
Release of "Me Against The World," a multi-million-selling album. -
Tupac shot
After leaving the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight in Las Vegas in Suge Knight's car. Tupac is shot four times in the chest by an assailant in a White Cadillac. Shakur rushed to University Medical Center, where he undergoes surgery, including the removal of his right lung. -
Death
After six days in critical condition, Tupac Amaru Shakur is pronounced dead at 4:03 p.m. His body was cremated. He was 25 years of age. -
No. 1 on Billboard's album chart
Shakur's fourth solo album, "All Eyez on Me," debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's album chart, goes on to sell about 5 million copies.